El Dorado News

Seven suspected gang members are facing charges in connection with an attempted kidnapping and assault last month at a Northern California casino.

The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors will meet in South Lake Tahoe on Tuesday.

Jeff Neves, the sheriff of El Dorado County, plans to retire in December. None of the candidates in the June 2010 El Dorado County sheriff's race will bear the title of "incumbent." The Board of Supervisors will wait until January to decide who will lead the Sheriff's Department following Sheriff Jeff Neves' retirement Dec.

Join CASA El Dorado on Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 5-7 p.m. for family fun and good food at Ernie's Coffee Shop, 1207 Emerald Bay Road, South Lake Tahoe.

John Fraser fended off an election challenge to win a third term on the El Dorado Irrigation District board.

What: Ex-high court Justice Cruz Reynoso discusses the killing of Luis Gutierrez and the rise of Latino hate crimes with La Raza Law Students Association.

In an effort to improvement winter air quality, the El Dorado County Air Quality Management District is offering incentive rebates toward the purchase of clean burning stoves and fireplaces.

El Dorado County youths ages 10 through 18 with ideas for community projects may apply for funding through the El Dorado Grant Advisory Board for Youth.

Bettye Elaine King received a kidney transplant at age 78 through the United Network for Organ Sharing, whose expanded guidelines allow cadaver transplants.

Phillip and Nancy Garrido are scheduled to return to court this morning for further proceedings in the case in which they are accused of kidnapping Jaycee Lee Dugard 18 years ago.

Authorities say they are searching for a Northern California family of four who've been missing for more than a week.

The Center for Violence-free Relationships will hold its 26th annual fundraising Auction Gala at 6 p.m. Nov.

Northern California banks reported mixed results for the third quarter ended Sept.

Vanessa Dillon, who is homeless, gets a candle and other items from Ronald Sachs at Lumsden Park in Placerville.

Don Tillotson of Garden Valley built a dream home in El Dorado County with his late wife, Carol, as they raised four sons.

The El Dorado Irrigation District is issuing a precautionary boil water advisory.

What are homes selling for in your neighborhood? Sacramento-area home sales rallied slightly in September as 3,454 new and existing homes changed hands -- nearly 80 more than in August, property researcher MDA DataQuick reported today.

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Laurel Ames, an environmental activist from the Lake Tahoe area, will receive the Jerome Waldie Lifetime Achievement Award from the Democratic Central Committee of El Dorado County during its Jefferson-Jackson Dinner Oct.

Top-ranked alternatives to the historic Highway 49 route through the heart of El Dorado County would accomplish two key objectives, but area residents say they would do little to improve safety or traffic flow.